Rossby, H Thomas (2006): Water temperature and current veolcity from SOFAR float PL21B [dataset]. Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island at Narragansett, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.399519
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O'Gara, R; Rossby, H Thomas; Spain, D L: SOFAR float pilot studies in the Western North Atlantic 1975-1981. Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, 82-3, pl.htm
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Coverage:
Median Latitude: 26.386190 * Median Longitude: -76.921333 * South-bound Latitude: 26.046000 * West-bound Longitude: -77.076000 * North-bound Latitude: 26.587000 * East-bound Longitude: -76.831000
Date/Time Start: 1977-09-18T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1977-10-08T00:00:00
Event(s):
PL21B * Latitude Start: 26.587000 * Longitude Start: -76.897000 * Latitude End: 26.046000 * Longitude End: -77.075000 * Date/Time Start: 1977-09-18T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1977-10-08T00:00:00 * Location: South Atlantic Ocean * Campaign: Floater * Method/Device: SOFAR float (SOFAR) * Comment: Nominal depth: 700m
Comment:
Processing method: interpolated, velocity algorithm: backward differencing. Data have been checked by the WOCE Subsurface Float Data Assembly Center. See hdl:10013/epic.32931.d001 for further information.
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DATE/TIME | Date/Time | Geocode | |||
| 2 | LATITUDE | Latitude | Geocode | |||
| 3 | LONGITUDE | Longitude | Geocode | |||
| 4 | Temperature, water | Temp | °C | Rossby, H Thomas | Subsurface float | |
| 5 | Current velocity, east-west | Cur vel U | cm/s | Rossby, H Thomas | Subsurface float | |
| 6 | Current velocity, north-south | Cur vel V | cm/s | Rossby, H Thomas | Subsurface float | |
| 7 | Pressure, maximum | Press max | dbar | Rossby, H Thomas | Subsurface float |
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Size:
84 data points
Data
| 1 Date/Time | 2 Latitude | 3 Longitude | 4 Temp [°C] | 5 Cur vel U [cm/s] | 6 Cur vel V [cm/s] | 7 Press max [dbar] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-09-18T00:00 | 26.587 | -76.897 | 7.73 | 0.808 | -8.848 | 866.29 |
| 1977-09-19T00:00 | 26.518 | -76.890 | 7.83 | 0.922 | -2.693 | 866.08 |
| 1977-09-20T00:00 | 26.497 | -76.882 | 7.92 | -1.269 | 1.667 | 866.09 |
| 1977-09-21T00:00 | 26.510 | -76.893 | 7.99 | -2.423 | 0.513 | 866.11 |
| 1977-09-22T00:00 | 26.514 | -76.914 | 8.07 | -1.038 | -0.128 | 866.12 |
| 1977-09-23T00:00 | 26.513 | -76.923 | 8.14 | 2.538 | 3.719 | 866.13 |
| 1977-09-24T00:00 | 26.542 | -76.901 | 8.21 | 5.305 | 1.539 | 866.15 |
| 1977-09-25T00:00 | 26.554 | -76.855 | 8.29 | 2.768 | -3.078 | 866.16 |
| 1977-09-26T00:00 | 26.530 | -76.831 | 8.37 | -1.038 | -1.539 | 863.43 |
| 1977-09-27T00:00 | 26.518 | -76.840 | 8.34 | -1.500 | 0.257 | 860.71 |
| 1977-09-28T00:00 | 26.520 | -76.853 | 8.31 | -0.462 | -0.513 | 857.98 |
| 1977-09-29T00:00 | 26.516 | -76.857 | 8.28 | 0.231 | -3.719 | 855.25 |
| 1977-09-30T00:00 | 26.487 | -76.855 | 8.26 | -0.461 | -7.309 | 853.13 |
| 1977-10-01T00:00 | 26.430 | -76.859 | 8.23 | -3.925 | -12.695 | 851.00 |
| 1977-10-02T00:00 | 26.331 | -76.893 | 8.20 | -6.355 | -15.772 | 850.29 |
| 1977-10-03T00:00 | 26.208 | -76.948 | 8.18 | -5.322 | -11.668 | 849.58 |
| 1977-10-04T00:00 | 26.117 | -76.994 | 8.15 | -5.441 | -6.668 | 846.75 |
| 1977-10-05T00:00 | 26.065 | -77.041 | 8.12 | -3.474 | -1.667 | 843.92 |
| 1977-10-06T00:00 | 26.052 | -77.071 | 8.10 | -0.579 | 0.385 | 842.50 |
| 1977-10-07T00:00 | 26.055 | -77.076 | 8.07 | 0.116 | -1.154 | 841.08 |
| 1977-10-08T00:00 | 26.046 | -77.075 | 8.04 | 9.005 | -5.203 | 839.33 |